Green Building Program
Constructing and operating buildings requires enormous amounts of energy, water, and materials and creates large amounts of waste. Where and how they are built affects the ecosystems around us in countless ways. And the buildings themselves create new indoor environments that present new environmental problems and challenges. As the environmental impact of buildings becomes more apparent, a growing field called sustainable design is leading the way to reduce that impact at the source. Sustainable design is the practice of creating healthier and more resource efficient models of construction, renovation, operation, maintenance, and demolition. Increasingly, buildings incorporating sustainable design are called Green Buildings.
This program will support green building training opportunities for GWP customers, area contractors, and City employees. Additionally, it will provide cash incentives for design review, LEED and other approved green building certifications, green building raters, other technical assistance and support throughout the application process, and to install water and energy efficient measures through this and other existing GWP programs.
General Technical and Certification Assistance
| Type of Assistance |
Max Assistance |
| Design review assistance |
$10,000 |
| LEED Certified (or similar level) |
$15,000 |
| LEED Silver Certification |
$20,000 |
| LEED Gold Certification |
$25,000 |
| Green building rater incentives |
$6,000 |
| Technical assistance and support |
$10,000 |
Cash and other Incentives